GOODY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goody mean? 

• GOODY (noun)
  The noun GOODY has 1 sense:

1. something considered choice to eat

  Familiarity information: GOODY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOODY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something considered choice to eat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat

Hypernyms ("goody" is a kind of...):

aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals (a source of materials to nourish the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "goody"):

choice morsel; tidbit; titbit (a small tasty bit of food)

savory; savoury (an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre)

confection; sweet (a food rich in sugar)

ambrosia; nectar ((classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal)

gelatin; jelly (an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods)

bone marrow; marrow (very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones)

 Context examples 

To unlock the goodies of Jupiter, you need another planet’s help, and that’s Mars.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when her little sock fell down because it was crammed so full of goodies.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I’m so happy for you, for you deserve all the goodies the universe has for you!

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Mars has the power to unlock Jupiter’s treasure chest of goodies for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

All you need is the Sun and a new moon to release the goodies these planets have for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I cannot think of a sign more deserving than you to receive the plethora of goodies Jupiter is about to send you, dear Capricorn.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

In fact, the goodies that this eclipse brings you could be life changing.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I can’t remember an eclipse as supportive and filled with goodies as this one, and being a new moon, it will open up a new chapter for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If your birthday falls on December 11, plus or minus five days, you will be in the very best position to feel the fullness of this full moon’s goodies.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Mars will go far to unlock the goodies that Jupiter has prepared for you in this part of your chart, for Mars is the timekeeper of the zodiac.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)